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Ben Hart

1967 · Round 3 · Pick 80 · RB · New Orleans Saints

Ben Hart, full name Benjamin Franklin Hart II according to Pro Football Reference (PFR), was born on August 19, 1945, in Oklahoma City and played at Frederick Douglass High School in Oklahoma. He played at Oklahoma, listed by PFR at 6-2 and 205 lb. The New Orleans Saints drafted him in the third round, 80th overall, in 1967. PFR shows one game for New Orleans in 1967, with one interception returned 21 yards, 0 starts and 0 Approximate Value. PFR shows no Pro Bowl or All-Pro honors. PFR says he died on August 27, 2004, in Garden City, Kansas. Position note: OU's list has RB and PFR has E. Note: there is no Wikipedia article on him. The Daily Oklahoman wrote on March 15, 1967 (NewsBank page 41): "OU tackle Jim Riley was chosen in the second round by the Miami Dolphins and Sooner flanker Ben Hart was the third round pick of the New Orleans Saints." The Daily Oklahoman wrote on April 9, 1967 (NewsBank page 28): "Also a replacement for Tom Stidham, top Sooner punter last year, will have to be found along with a sticky fingered end ala Ben Hart."

Sources

https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HartBe20.htm | The Daily Oklahoman, March 15, 1967, NewsBank page 41 (via NewsBank Oklahoman Collection, scanned page) | The Daily Oklahoman, April 9, 1967, NewsBank page 28 (via NewsBank Oklahoman Collection, scanned page)

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